I HATE PLANKS (and why you should too!)

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Do this instead of planks - http://athleanx.com/x/full-program Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW I hate planks. No, not because they are a bad exercise for your abs but because they are too easy of an exercise for your abs and most people make them a staple of their ab workouts. Just like anything else, if you want to see good results you have to be willing to put in the hard work to see them. Doing sub maximal ab exercises that do not challenge you enough (like a plank done for more than 1-2 minutes) are ultimately making your core weaker and not helping you in your quest to etch in that ripped six pack. In this video, I show you many more variations of a standard plank that will help you much more than the classic plank exercise. Here you will see how to get much needed hip strengthening as well as a more functionally rugged core capable of handling the more common real world stresses thrown its way than if you had done nothing but static planks alone. The key to making this ab staple better is to make it more challenging. As I said, if you can hold a standard plank or side plank for a minute or longer then you need to seriously consider an upgrade to the difficulty of the movement. The side plank is a great place to start since you can work on your all important lateral trunk and pillar strength while still hitting the key components of effective ab training like anti-rotation and stability. The thread the needle variation is one where you ar

Published 2016-12-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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